People's Peace Fund
"Connecting Peoples"
Projects gallery (sample)
This page shows a selection of projects initiated or sponsored or supported in other way by People's Peace Fund.
As a small, grassrooted fund, we often partner with others and help them out.
Much of what we do is not suitable for showing off here :-)
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Visit Palestine
People's Peace Fund sponsors Visit Palestine
Last tours held on Oct. 2 to Bethlehem, and Oct. 8 to Jericho.
These tours are meant for Israelis to meet Palestinians face to face in Palestine. They are coordinated with the relevant authorities and have been very successful in all respects.
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International Global Majority Seminar, 2009
People's Peace Fund hosted and sponsored Global Majority's Middle East Seminar "Promoting Peace Through Dialog" in Jerusalem, and lead study tours in Palestine and Israel, August 2-13, 2009.
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Grassroots, informal, students' meeting "Yad Beyad" *
With a modest support from People's Peace Fund, YBY is capable of being. It is a group of young peace activists from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The group works together in order to change the reality in both societies, by setting a personal example of Palestinians and Israelis breaking the walls of unfamiliarity, co-operating, and trusting each other and share their hopes and fears.
YBY is an open group that welcomes anyone who has hope regarding the conflict and is willing to engage in a direct and open-minded dialogue.
* (not connected to other groups of that name)
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Historic peace events - June 5, 2007
The events were initiated and produced by Sulaiman and Gadi with the help of IPCRI (Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information), as well as MachsomWatch and other organizations, with the endorsement of Marwan Barguti, and the Palestinian Authority and President Abu Mazen.
It comprised of four main events, plus many around the world. The main ones were:
On June 5 a gathering of over 3,000 Palestinians from all over the West Bank in Anata, along with several hundred Israelis, plus a gathering of several hundred Israelis in the entrance to the cinematec of Tel Aviv, with several Palestinian spokespersons;
On June 7 a gathering of over 7,000 Palestinians in Nizlat Isa (Baka el Shrkiya), broadcast live by Al Jazira TV in Arabic.
On June 8-9 a gathering of a thousand Israelis in Tantur.
Jibril Rajub spoke in both Anata and Nizlat Isa. The event in Anata was broadcast live via satellite to the event in Tel Aviv that took place at the same time. The event in Nizlat Isa was broadcast live by Al Jazira.
These were the biggest demonstrations for peace ever held in Palestine. See New York Times and Yedioth Ahronot. Huge barriers in getting media attention and coverage on positive events ("good news") regarding the relations between Palestinians and Israelis held the events from making big waves in the media, as they should have.
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Crowd at June 7th event in Nizlat Isa |
Sulaiman arranging things in Nizlat Isa |
Sulaiman and friends celebrating success |
Sulaiman in Anata, June 5 event |
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Sulaiman in Anata, June 5 event |
Gadi in Anata, June 5 event |
Anata, June 5 peace event |
David Broza and G-Town in Tantur, June 8 |
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Davd Broza in Tantur, June 8 event |
Crowd in Anata, June 5 event |
Crowd in Anata, June 5 event |
Crowd in Anata, June 5 event |
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Debka in Nizlat Isa, June 7 event |
Debka in Tantur, June 8-9 event |
Ud player in Tantur |
Gadi in Anata, June 5 event |
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Sulaiman's friends in Nizlat Isa event |
Jibril Rajub in Nizlat Isa event |
Sulaiman, Raed, Osama at June 7 event |
June 5 events around the world |
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Graphic for June 5 events |
Invitation published in dailies |
Sulaiman and Gadi superimposed on slogan |
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Wounded Xrossing Borders, since 2008
Wounded Xrossing Borders at olive harvest in village near Hawara, October 2008. Another small but important step toward understanding. These meetings, of people wounded in the conflict, continue, intentionally, without media attention, so far.
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Workshops in Bosnia, 2008, with Nansen Dialog Center
Photos from the 10 days workshop in Bosnia for people wounded in the conflict and ready to listen and talk. A mission of 35 people, hosted by the wonderful staff of the Nansen Dialog Center in Mostar (NDC Mostar), a visit to Srebrenica, culture activities, rafting, and other common adventures made this trip a solid foundation for the project of Wounded Xrossing Borders that is going on since March 2008. lead and funded by People's Peace Fund.
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Srebrenica |
NDC Mostar |
NDC Mostar |
Sulaiman and Ran |
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NDC Mostar |
Culture night, Mostar |
Culture night, Mostar |
Getting warm after rafting |
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Sarajevo |
Old city, Mostar |
On the bus |
View on way to Srebrenica |
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Srebrenica |
On the bus |
Moving |
The famous bridge (Mostar) |
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PPF |
With Ambassadors of Palestine and Norway |
Srebrenica |
Recovery |
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Ruins from the war |
Uri |
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Various other activities
Photo collection from various events, including hosting the Bosnians that later hosted us, the 10 days dialog meeting in Bosnia, hosting peace activist professors from South African and Northern Irish who work with Global Majority, presentation in Peace Education workshop, guiding a reality-tour on route 60, receiving award from Search for Common Ground
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Kids' fun day, 2008 |
At Rubie Damlin's with Boatamo, Paul, Eric, August 2008 |
With Amsterdam Mayor, March 2009 |
With Amsterdam Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Cohen and Elatik |
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Presenting to Amsterdam Mayor, Deputy Mayor, community leaders |
Peace Education workshop, Tantur, August 2008 |
Hosting the Bosnians, May, 2008 |
Srebrenica, May, 2008 |
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Children's camp, 2008 |
Children's camp, 2008 |
Freedom Theater, Jenin |
Freedom Theater, Jenin |
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Search for Common Ground - John Marks, October 2007 |
Bosnia |
Famous bridge in Mostar |
PPF |
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Sulha Project |
Sulha Project |
Guided tour for Israelis on route 60, July 2008 |
With Ambassadors of Palestine, Norway, Sarajevo, 2008 |
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Special days at the beach
Example of grassroots project sponsored by People's Peace Fund: A day of rest and fun for children of Palestinian peace activists. The money went to the buses and food. All the staff are volunteers without sources for funds.
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Helping out some established organizations
Windows for Peace have Palestinians from both Palestine and Israel, and Jewish Israelis communicate and meet and also have some fun in the summer. In 2008 they received a big contribution from People's Peace Fund to help them through difficult financial times. They have been doing wonderful work since 1991 and yet even for Windows for Peace, funds are much too hard too get, with the bureaucracy of the big donors taking away too much of the good energies.
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Supporting film makers that promote understanding
The making of one of the most important documentaries on the conflict,
Encounter Point, was aided by Gadi Kenny already in 2006, and later by the People's Peace Fund.
People's Peace Fund continues to support the makers of Encounter Point, Just Vision, in their upcoming
projects.
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People's Peace Fund organizes a private event in recognition and support of the excellent hard-core dialog camps conducted by Creativity for Peace since 2003 in Santa Fe.
June 29, 2009, Caesaria.
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Helping in fund raising events
People's Peace Fund organizes a private event in recognition and support of the excellent hard-core dialog camps conducted by Creativity for Peace since 2003 in Santa Fe.
June 29, 2009, Caesaria.
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Promoting grassroots peace talks
People's Peace Fund partnered with Minds of Peace to hold three rounds of public peace negotiations, between 6 Palestinians and 6 Israelis in 5 sessions of two hours each, over two days, with crowd and media, in Beit Jala, August 28-29, and November 20-21, 2009 and January 8-9, 2010. The first round was reported on web sites of Hizballah, Hamas, Palestine Today, Amad, and IBA news in Arabic.
Photos from the first round are below. And photos from the second round can be seen now by clicking here.
The August 2009 round
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The negotiations room |
Assessing.. |
Beginning.. |
Sulaiman kicks off |
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Still kickin' |
Careful listening.. |
Moment of relief.. |
Sure? |
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It's in your mind.. |
It's serious.. |
Of course.. |
Cool.. |
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Sure? |
Seems like it's working.. |
Chekpoints.. |
Evening falling.. |
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Funny.. |
Documenting.. |
Room for loughter.. |
Emotions.. |
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Debate.. |
It's like that.. |
Hearts.. |
Attention.. |
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Who votes? |
Sapir Handelman and Abed Arekat |
Fatigue.. |
Streching.. |
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Hmm.. |
See that? |
On the one hand.. |
Morning lough.. |
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I'm telling you.. |
Signing partial agreement.. |
Morning.. |
But.. |
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See that? |
Joking.. |
Concentration.. |
So, wait a second.. |
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Oh, but.. |
Uninational short break.. |
So, if you take it.. |
Before.. |
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Brainstorming.. |
Look at it this way.. |
Brainstorming.. |
Controversies and map.. |
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Meaning.. |
Not easy.. |
But actually.. |
Phrasing it.. |
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Generations cooperation.. |
This is the reality.. |
It's like that.. |
Listening.. |
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Here's the situation.. |
To be precise.. |
Fatigue.. |
Sharp.. |
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Yes.. ? |
Was there.. |
But they don't see.. |
Hey, it's over :-) |
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Talking. Listening. Good. |
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